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“And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.” Colossians 3:15

Last year I joined a challenge on my personal Facebook account to list an item I was thankful for each day, starting November 1st and going through Thanksgiving Day.

I enjoyed the challenge so much that I continued posting until the end of November, for a total of 30 days.

This year I’m taking the challenge public by teaming up with my friend Renee from Great Peace Academy to offer a 30 Days of Thankfulness link-up on our blogs!

Special Offer

As a bonus, to show our thankfulness to everyone who participates in the challenge, either on mine or Renee’s blog, all participants will receive a limited time offer of TWO 75% off coupon codes for my book, 28 Days to Timeliness. That’s one for you and one for a friend, at only $1.25 per book! If you join, make sure to e-mail me directly at Davonne@DavonneParks.com so I don’t miss anyone!

Note: If you don’t have a blog, you can still participate by Tweeting or making public Facebook posts that link back to this link-up, then link to your posts in the comments section.

30 Days to Give Thanks: Day One

I’m thankful for families.

Psalm 68:6 says that, “God sets the solitary in families.”  I love that. Whether our primary family is the family we were born into, the one we married into, our church family, our homeschool family, work family, or any other kind of family, God provides a way for us to not be alone.

I am so thankful for the bond my “four family” has (Nathan, Lily, Grace, and me). Working, playing, learning, and worshiping together on a daily basis allows us to be incredibly close.

I’m thankful for my church family who encourages, strengthens, and uplifts.

God has also blessed me to be in the midst of a wonderful community of homeschoolers who understand the joys and struggles that come with taking on the responsibility of being my children’s teacher.

There are other types of family that may be specifically shared on a different day this month.

I’m not perfect and none of my families are either but sharing together, being willing to forgive, uplifting each other in times of weakness, and encouraging each other’s successes has been a key to forming lasting bonds.

Link-Up

Would you like to join our challenge? If so, write a post, as long or short as you want, about what you’re thankful for, and link up below. Please make sure to link up using your post url (http://davonneparks.com/30-days-of-thankfulness-day-one-and-link-up/) and not your blog home url (www.davonneparks.com). Also, please link back to this post so others can join. Your link will be deleted if it doesn’t follow the guidelines for this link-up. Thank you!

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Want to see more posts like this one? Go here to read all of my posts from this challenge, and click here to read Renee’s posts!

I would like to join a link-up for a 30 Days of Thankfulness series. Do any of you know of a good one?  Please post your suggestions below!

Bonus: I will create a post of thanks and include a link to the blog of the person who suggests the winning link-up.